Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Elizabeth Mine, Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 83.01
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 1980
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1980.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elizabeth Mine, Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Calcite	Copper	Löllingite	None	Tetradymite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: As Au Bi C Ca Co O S Te

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Au Bi C Ca Co O S Te

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Copper Löllingite None Tetradymite

4 IMA Minerals at location:

Alloclasite ()*	Calcite ()*	Gold ()*	Tetradymite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	83.01	65	56
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	83.01	65	27770
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	65	65	30554
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	83.01	65	510

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00088	83.01	82.41	82.71±0.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	No. 2Cic	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	6926	Ciclova (Csiklova), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Ciclova	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00402	75.7	72.5	74.1±1.6	Re-Os	molybdenite	ORV1	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	193304	Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Oraviţa	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00403	74.27	73.47	73.87±0.4	Re-Os	molybdenite	ORV1b	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	193304	Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Oraviţa	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
Mo-00404	75.24	74.24	74.74±0.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	ORV2	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	193304	Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Oraviţa	Zimmerman et al. (2008)	10.1007/s00126-007-0149-z	MD43_1
PorphCu-00222	65	65	Laramian				Yes		Actinolite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite	Cu	193304	Oraviţa (Oravicza; Orawitza), Oraviţa-Ciclova Cu-Mo-(W) Ore Field, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin, Romania	Oravita	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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